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nil desperandum

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19. Much ado about nothing

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 09:38 AM

Jun 2015

as usual.

A C-17 medical aircraft to transport the SOS with a broken leg that requires surgery is a non-issue except to those who blindly hate this administration. I would like to see any US official injured overseas requiring surgery to repair the injury transported in aircraft specifically modified for this purpose. As a former infantryman I have a great deal of respect for Mr. Kerry, he was my state senator prior to becoming the SOS. He's an honorable man who's doing a great job in service to his nation.

Those who hate will say ugly things regardless of their affiliation, after all there are posts on this site wishing a certain republican would die and make the planet a better place.

I am not certain such wishes do much to advance dialogue on either side of the aisle and only serve to further entrench the politics of hate in our national character. I wish I had an answer for how one might remedy this current sad discourse.

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*gasp* SCANDAL! John Kerry was transported to the US by a C-17 [View all] Pryderi Jun 2015 OP

They absolutely sicken me. Left to them he would be transported by a Chinese Junk...n/t monmouth4 Jun 2015 #1

Planeghazi!!11! Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #2

+ underpants Jun 2015 #5

Never flew on one but a flight on a C-anything with a broken leg can't be very great underpants Jun 2015 #3

And probably noisy as hell. 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #8

Yes underpants Jun 2015 #10

The USAF has modified Airstream trailers which are loaded into large transport aircraft Major Nikon Jun 2015 #15

I read some mind-blowing stuff on FB today. Atman Jun 2015 #4

Haven't seen it yet underpants Jun 2015 #6

Much ado about nothing nil desperandum Jun 2015 #19

+ 1000 n/t MBS Jun 2015 #20

Politics is a form of tribalism. People need to understand nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #28

Thank you nil desperandum Jun 2015 #35

I blame Speaker Gingrich for that nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #37

Just went through this with an old old friend in Florida. Atman Jun 2015 #45

Excellent Point nil desperandum Jun 2015 #48

Ah, fuck them. peecoolyour Jun 2015 #7

I suppose they want the Secretary of State to fly crammed in a coach seat Warpy Jun 2015 #9

Wasn't there a piper cub available? Maybe they should have used Ryan Air! n2doc Jun 2015 #11

and strapped to the wing! CTyankee Jun 2015 #12

Shit... catnhatnh Jun 2015 #13

Right wing idiots Action_Patrol Jun 2015 #14

they get fauxraged by anything.. they're boring and predictable Cha Jun 2015 #16

they think the military belongs to them, i remember the anger when some soldiers held up an umbrella JI7 Jun 2015 #17

sadly, spot on. n/t MBS Jun 2015 #21

I guessed a US Airforce Air Ambulace nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #18

Is it slow, or is that a swift plane? pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #22

The Yahoos wouldn't know the difference...nt Princess Turandot Jun 2015 #24

I see... riqster Jun 2015 #30

He of course rates a military aircraft Lee-Lee Jun 2015 #23

Silver Star recipients deserve the best. Octafish Jun 2015 #25

He broke his thigh bone (the femur)... Princess Turandot Jun 2015 #26

I almost feel sorry for conservatives Kalidurga Jun 2015 #27

He is 3rd in line in Presidential succession exboyfil Jun 2015 #29

Well, fourth. Demit Jun 2015 #33

You are right exboyfil Jun 2015 #36

I'll always remember Alexander Haig saying he was in charge Demit Jun 2015 #38

That was the first thing that came to mind exboyfil Jun 2015 #40

How about when they pick somebody to NOT attend the State of the Union Demit Jun 2015 #41

Isn't like the Sec of the Interior exboyfil Jun 2015 #42

Should have stuck him on a Greyhound Bus. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2015 #31

He couldn't be "Swiftboated" home, could he? eom. Bad Thoughts Jun 2015 #32

C-17, C-18, whatever it takes. spanone Jun 2015 #34

Time for a bike like mine. CK_John Jun 2015 #39

Paraphrasing Animal Farm exboyfil Jun 2015 #43

WTF? No scandal on Hastert? That thing went in and out of the news media like nothing. Xyzse Jun 2015 #44

A Thread that Must Not Be Pulled Octafish Jun 2015 #46

Ick... Xyzse Jun 2015 #47